Sick in a Hospital Town, Part 1: The Business of Care Welcome to Albany, Georgia, where one hospital dominates the political and economic landscape. The story of Phoebe Putney Memorial is the story of American health care.

The U.S. is blessed with one of the most scientifically and technologically advanced health care systems in the world.

And yet, when it comes to health outcomes among the world’s wealthiest countries, the U.S. ranks last.

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Journalists who attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner to party with Trump, Hegseth, Carr etc. are telling the regime that it's perfectly OK if they sic the FBI on them for doing their jobs.

Howard Lutnick

Reporter: What do you make of Republicans saying that Virginia—

AOC: Wah wah wah.

We have asked Republicans for 10 years to ban partisan gerrymandering. And for 10 years, Republicans have said no.

What they’re just mad at is that they have been accustomed to a Democratic Party that rolls over.

President Trump’s Food and Drug Administration has decided not to approve a skin cancer treatment that could save lives, drawing backlash from doctors. trib.al/DFUWpE2

RFK Jr. claims he had nothing to do with the decision to withhold approval.

The Race for the Next U.N. Chief Kicks Off The selection process for António Guterres’s successor begins with a grilling for four contenders.

Four contenders for secretary-general, all officially nominated by at least one member state, will be grilled for three hours this week in livestreamed events.

Lawsuit: Blaze’s Crackpot Reporting Prompted a Wild, Unnecessary FBI Raid Quickly debunked reporting based on “gait analysis” was enough to get the feds to descend with a helicopter on a falsely accused J6 pipe-bomber’s home.

An FBI search and a lawsuit "underscores the degree to which conspiracy theories have influenced official government action, even at the highest levels."

American corporate profits keep shrugging off global tumult Earnings expectations are through the roof

The main reason American big business has held up so well in the face of Trumpian disruption is that it came into it in great shape. But things could still go wrong

Iran says it seized ships in Strait of Hormuz as U.S. blockade continues amid ceasefire Three vessels came under fire in the Strait of Hormuz, after the U.S. and Iran failed to meet in Pakistan for talks to end the war and as President Trump extended the ceasefire but kept the blockade.

Two vessels came under fire in the Strait of Hormuz, just hours after the U.S. and Iran failed to meet in Pakistan for talks to end the war and as President Trump indefinitely extended the ceasefire. n.pr/4eBzaLx

On the Brink of Global Recession The economist Adam Posen on the effect of the war in Iran on the world’s economy and the darkening economic outlook for the United States. Plus: A shifting partisan balance of power and Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed, by Maureen Callahan.

The economist Adam Posen joins @davidfrum.bsky.social to discuss the effects of the Iran war on the world’s economy, the darkening economic outlook for the U.S., and the chances of a global recession.

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There’s hope. Authoritarianism scholar @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social shares what history tells us about how authoritarians fall. She’s seeing the early signs now. Check it out on Substack, then consider subscribing: open.substack.com/pub/thefrank...

Fortunately, there’s nothing happening in the world that requires his attention.

F.B.I. Said to Have Investigated Times Reporter After Article on Patel’s Girlfriend

F.B.I. Said to Have Investigated Times Reporter After Article on Patel’s Girlfriend www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u...

MAGA Architect Unloads on Republicans After Major Loss Steve Bannon tore into party members after a massive electoral upset.

Steve Bannon is melting down over a brutal Republican setback he says exposes a party sleepwalking toward disaster.

Strait open. Closed. Talks on. Off. Repeat No region feels the U.S.-Iran whiplash more directly than the Gulf – yet it has had little control over events throughout this war, and that has not changed.

Strait open. Closed. Talks on. Off. Repeat reut.rs/4tYmov2

Sen. Alsobrooks: "Can you admit today that you said every black kid can get reparented on a wellness farm?"

RFK: "I have no memory of saying anything like that…I do not believe that every black kid should be reparented on a wellness farm or whatever and I have never believed that."

French soldier dies of wounds after attack on UN force in Lebanon President Emmanuel ​Macron said on Wednesday that a second French soldier had ‌died following an attack on United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon last week, which he said was carried out by Iran‑backed Hezbollah.

French soldier dies of wounds after attack on UN force in Lebanon reut.rs/48iqKF7

Kash Patel and Todd Blanche to hold a “fireside chat” at Bitcoin Las Vegas

Why the Junta Released Myanmar’s President Aung San Suu Kyi’s fate remains uncertain.

This week in Southeast Asia Brief: Myanmar’s president is released from jail, Japanese troops exercise in the Philippines, Malaysia arrests critics and bans books, and a sexual harassment scandal unfolds at an Indonesian university.

An extended ceasefire over Iran, but for how long? The answer may depend on how much economic pain each side can endure

Mediators are trying to organise another round of talks. But that will require America or Iran to relent on the issue of the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Even if they do meet, a deal is hardly certain

Josef Palermo: "I firmly believe that they have bankrupted  the Kennedy Center and they includes Donald Trump as chairman of the board."

Sonny Bunch speaks with whisleblower Josef Palermo who reported on the collapse of the Kennedy Center from the inside.

The Virginia referendum is a textbook FAFO moment for Republicans

A slew of new Bigfoot sightings, on-screen and off-Broadway Bigfoot is popping up everywhere — in low-budget horror films, in festivals around the country, and even in a critically acclaimed musical.

Bigfoot is popping up everywhere — in low-budget horror films, in festivals around the country, and even in a critically acclaimed musical. n.pr/4sTrI1Q

Trump Launches Vile Insult on Black SCOTUS Judge The president’s scathing attack came ahead of a high-stakes decision on birthright citizenship.

The president’s scathing attack came ahead of a high-stakes decision on birthright citizenship.

Democratic bill aims to counter Trump order, protect mail voting Absentee MVP Act would stop federal agencies from implementing the order

NEW: Democrats are pushing back against President Donald Trump’s latest anti-voting executive order with a new bill that aims to safeguard mail voting. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

To gauge how close the world is to energy catastrophe, we gathered a dashboard of indicators. It suggests that grave damage has already been done econ.st/4vIOGLJ

What if China Succeeds? Why Beijing’s success spells doom for everyone else.

The stakes are no less than the leadership of the entire global system.

Trump Melts Down at ‘Rigged’ Election After His Plot Backfires The president ranted after voters delivered a sharp rebuke to Republicans in Virginia.

Trump unleashed an unsubstantiated rant about the election in Virginia being rigged after voters in the state delivered a sharp rebuke to him and Republicans.

How Europe regulated itself into American vassalage The road to economic serfdom

The road to economic serfdom

Trump's redistricting war leaves Republicans worse off Virginia's vote pushed the House math further against the GOP.

The redistricting war President Trump forced on Republicans appears to have backfired.